WFN12
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Post by WFN12 on Oct 12, 2021 6:50:18 GMT -8
Tried to go look for HO scale under model trains on eBay and it seems to have changed overnight
They no longer separate by scale. Just loop all scales together under railroads/trains.
What a pain this is.
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Post by riogrande on Oct 12, 2021 6:54:57 GMT -8
I just checked and if the seller puts HO or N in the subject line, I'm still finding pretty much N or HO. Not really a big change for me.
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Post by jonklein611 on Oct 12, 2021 7:14:52 GMT -8
That stinks, the side filter was nice to eliminate the 408948 things that are produced in O scale that I'm not looking to buy. Especially true when looking for Alaska Railroad items.
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Post by stevef45 on Oct 12, 2021 10:52:18 GMT -8
Absolutely horrible.
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Post by edwardsutorik on Oct 12, 2021 11:26:27 GMT -8
Yup. Mighty stupid. Wasting people's time insisting on showing them what they don't want is irritating. Amazon loves doing that, and it's driven me away, at times.
Ed
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Post by cera2254 on Oct 12, 2021 11:31:08 GMT -8
I’ll never understand why companies think they need to fix what isn’t broken.
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Post by gevohogger on Oct 12, 2021 15:21:09 GMT -8
Oh, I am sure we're all doing something wrong and we'll be told all about it soon enough.
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Post by fr8kar on Oct 12, 2021 15:24:20 GMT -8
What did those categories cost them? I'm sure I don't understand how this helps anything from their point of view. It certainly doesn't help from mine.
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Post by sd40dash2 on Oct 12, 2021 16:14:08 GMT -8
The constant techology "upgrades" and barriers to account access being dumped on our computers all day long is a source of unnecessary frustration for me. Makes me want to avoid any "smart" device that has this type of design and stick with tried and true devices and software wherever possible.
That said, in this case could it have been to reduce the instances of incorrectly listed items? Many of us who have been on ebay for a while know there are deals to be had if the seller lists in the wrong category or without the right keywords. With the ever increasing volume of sales on the site, could it have caused too many complaints by sellers who listed valuable items in the wrong category for $1 and got 1 bid?
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Post by jonklein611 on Oct 13, 2021 2:41:19 GMT -8
That said, in this case could it have been to reduce the instances of incorrectly listed items? Many of us who have been on ebay for a while know there are deals to be had if the seller lists in the wrong category or without the right keywords. With the ever increasing volume of sales on the site, could it have caused too many complaints by sellers who listed valuable items in the wrong category for $1 and got 1 bid? I think you hit the nail on the head. It's a seller's world. This eliminates placing a listing in an incorrect bucket. |
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Post by 12bridge on Oct 13, 2021 17:01:52 GMT -8
Scale is still there, it is not a category though. It is on the menu on the left side now.
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Post by lvrr325 on Oct 14, 2021 2:06:28 GMT -8
eBay is run by idiots who don't understand what eBay is. They keep changing things seeking the magic pill that is suddenly going to make them the new Amazon. All they do is make things worse. If they would just add server capability and stop playing with searches, it would probably be fine.
As it was, servers seemed to only show people your things in a given area at a time. Out of 7 sales last week four were in the Chicago general area, including two to adjacent zip codes. The trouble is now it's like your things only get shown to any area at all about one week out of the month, and if they don't sell on the first try (auction format) they get less and less exposure.
Which is stupid, because less views = less sell through = less money in fees for eBay. So I don't understand why they shoot themselves in the foot constantly manipulating things.
I didn't even catch this change yet. I wondered why hit counts had dropped on some of the new stuff I just posted (buy it now stuff). I would have figured new TTX auto racks would be an easy sell. In a week most don't even have 25 views. Mine seem to be the only ones listed, too. I did sell one Santa Fe and four of the slab sides within hours of posting them, but the rest looks like will be dumped at shows.
I am starting to rethink my whole business model, to tell the truth, between this and the asinine new tax laws for next year, it may not be worth the trouble to continue to sell, at least on eBay. I think for what I spend in fees I could open my own website somewhere.
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Post by stevef45 on Oct 14, 2021 5:26:09 GMT -8
This reorganization seems to only be trains as every other group I search has subgroup after subgroup.
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Post by valenciajim on Oct 14, 2021 17:03:00 GMT -8
eBay is run by idiots who don't understand what eBay is. They keep changing things seeking the magic pill that is suddenly going to make them the new Amazon. All they do is make things worse. If they would just add server capability and stop playing with searches, it would probably be fine. As it was, servers seemed to only show people your things in a given area at a time. Out of 7 sales last week four were in the Chicago general area, including two to adjacent zip codes. The trouble is now it's like your things only get shown to any area at all about one week out of the month, and if they don't sell on the first try (auction format) they get less and less exposure. Which is stupid, because less views = less sell through = less money in fees for eBay. So I don't understand why they shoot themselves in the foot constantly manipulating things. I didn't even catch this change yet. I wondered why hit counts had dropped on some of the new stuff I just posted (buy it now stuff). I would have figured new TTX auto racks would be an easy sell. In a week most don't even have 25 views. Mine seem to be the only ones listed, too. I did sell one Santa Fe and four of the slab sides within hours of posting them, but the rest looks like will be dumped at shows. I am starting to rethink my whole business model, to tell the truth, between this and the asinine new tax laws for next year, it may not be worth the trouble to continue to sell, at least on eBay. I think for what I spend in fees I could open my own website somewhere. I think eBay originally started as an online garage sale where people could buy and sell stuff that the existing retail establishment overlooked. That worked well for people buying and selling model trains. As the retail business evolved onto an online delivery model, eBay decided to adopt more of an Amazon type model and cater to business rather than individuals because it is more profitable. Costs increased, regulation ensured and the reasons that many of us found eBay useful evaporated. Personally, I only use eBay once or twice a year and over half of my transactions in the past three years have not been satisfactorily completed. I have not used eBay in over a year. I am not sure that eBay's fee structure is aligned with its users' needs. They charge more for fewer transactions. Failed listings are more profitable, so the stuff listed does not have to sell in order for eBay to make a profit. There must be some algorithm out there telling them this is how to maximize profit. In my last eBay transaction, the post office delivered the package to the wrong address and eBay was unable or unwilling to do anything about it. They told me to work it out with the seller. As far as the seller was concerned, eBay told him the merchandise was delivered to my door. I never received the merchandise and complained to eBay explaining that despite what eBay said, I never received my stuff. EBay got upset with the seller, who in turn got upset with me for "making him look bad." Several weeks later, a person who lives a few blocks from me, knocked on my door and handed me the package that had been erroneously delivered to her house. She explained she was too busy to deal with the incorrect delivery and it sat in her garage for several weeks. I am sure that Amazon would have handled this situation differently. From my personal perspective, life is too short to mess with eBay. I am sure others feel the same way. So I am really done with eBay, which means folks like ivrr325 lose out on business. |
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Post by kentuckysouthernrwy on Oct 14, 2021 18:05:04 GMT -8
There is a lot said right there. While my personal experience with the USPS has been pretty good in rural lower Michigan, I've had horrendous service from the white truck with purple letters...FedUP as they seem to have a different driver every time they, if they do, show up. The postal service nationally is in self destruct mode currently. Amazon does ok at my home. They must have a thousand drivers and vans....I saw at least 10 of them on a rural state highway yesterday within 15 minutes. Now the guy in the brown truck found me last summer deep in a cedar swamp in the Upper Peninsula on a slightly improved 2 track 1/2 mile off the road from the mailboxes out on the "real" road...my second home. Amazon hasn't been tested up there(here actually, the colors are spectacular...btw)  Maybe I should order something cheap to test them...naa...still too much time until payday, with gas currently at $3.40+ all the extras are on embargo...   |
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Post by bnsf971 on Oct 15, 2021 2:36:40 GMT -8
I was able to find these subcategories, going a slightly different way.
Now, all I need to do is remember how the f** I did it. Getting old and forgetful ain't for sissies.
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Post by Gino Damen on Oct 16, 2021 0:34:08 GMT -8
Only $3.4 for a gallon... Overhere, in the Netherlands, you would pay about $8.66 for a gallon at the local gas station.. On the highways the prices are currently even Euro 2.11 a liter which converts to 2.11 x 3.78 = 7,97 euro for a gallon. 1 euro costs $1.2 so one gallon costs in dollars ~ 9.5 at the highway gas station. Now you know why wee drive those tiny cars with high Milages per gallon :-) Gino |
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Post by rounder on Oct 16, 2021 0:36:53 GMT -8
weeding out by scale can still be done, they just moved it under the Filter by category menu. left side if you’re not on a mobile.
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WFN12
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Post by WFN12 on Oct 16, 2021 11:01:30 GMT -8
It can be done that way. But it also eliminates a lot of listings. Half of what was on the old search is lost when you choose the Ho sub categories now.
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Post by lvrr325 on Oct 17, 2021 20:41:50 GMT -8
eBay was an auction site for collectibles and vintage items. Then they added Buy it Now. Then they added fixed price listings. Now they're manipulating things so no one sees your auctions. I had an item that sold for $100 in August with 17 bids, get three bids and sell for $32 two weeks ago. And it was as good or better than the other one. It's very frustrating and the only way to fight it is to list fixed price best offer, which seems to be what they want, because the idiots who run it don't even understand the concept of auctions.
eBay lets people list for free, which only floods the system with more listings than it can ever possibly handle. When listings cost even a quarter people thought about what to post and when. They collect a 12% fee in most categories plus 30 cents per transaction, charged on the total of item price, shipping and taxes.
If the USPS misdelivers a package you need to go to your local post office and demand answers there. The scanners they have have GPS in them and they can tell you where they were when they scanned it delivered. eBay and the seller can't help you because for all they know you're scamming them. You can't prove you didn't receive the item. What's more the delivery service claims they did deliver it. So that's where you would go after. Not eBay's fault, not the seller's fault.
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Post by valenciajim on Oct 18, 2021 15:10:33 GMT -8
lvrr325--you are right about the USPS problems not being those of either the seller or eBay. But as a purchaser, it is still a problem that I have to deal with. Our family order lotsof stuff from Amazon and my wife shops on eBay. For some reason, there are more delivery problems with eBay than Amazon. My wife frequently complains that she did not get her stuff.
Our local postal service is pretty poor. Almost daily, I get other people's mail--much of it is mail that should have been delivered on the other side of town. Last week I received 8 water bills--my own plus seven other people's bills.
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Post by lvrr325 on Oct 29, 2021 4:00:26 GMT -8
Sounds like time to complain to the local postmaster. Carriers usually sort for address before they start the route.
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Post by valenciajim on Nov 4, 2021 21:09:47 GMT -8
Sounds like time to complain to the local postmaster. Carriers usually sort for address before they start the route. Calling the local postmaster is like calling an airstrike on yourself. When you complain, they notify the local postal carrier of your complaint and then you don't get any mail for a week. I have been there, done that multiple times. The last time I complained, two postal supervisors who were taking my complaint looked at each other and laughed. They told me that the guy I was complaining about is protected by the union and there is nothing they can do. They said they receive numerous complaints about the guy but they cannot discipline or fire him. Several years ago, I purchased a rare set of expansive aircraft decals on eBay. They were not placed in a waterproof package by the seller and the mailman left the package in my flower bed. The sprinklers went on, soaked the package and destroyed the decals. I complained to the post office to no avail, except to be on the receiving end of the postal carrier's retribution. When I contacted eBay, they essentially told me not to make my problem their problem. I ended up leaving a bad review to the seller for poor packaging of the decals which upset him. I sit on the board of non-profit organization that does outreach for the inner city. I happened to run into a community organizer who had the same tattoos that my mail carrier has--flames on his throat burning from his collar to his jaw. Apparently that is a gang related tattoo. When I told the guy about my mailman, he said he knew the guy who was an example for other gang members to emulate. My mail carrier apparently is a rehabilitated gang member who served prison time and was hired by the post office after going through a rehabilitation process. He is doing the best he can, but has difficulty maintaining his concentration. He also does not handle conflict well and messing with my mail in response to my complaint was an outlet for his anger. After hearing this, I decided to reach out to the guy and try to befriend him. At least now he delivers packages on my doorstep instead of in the middle of my flower beds where the sprinklers destroy the package before I realize it is there. He still has problems with mail delivery, but things have improved even though I still receive other people's mail as an almost daily occurrence. I have concluded that the guy is trying his best and it is better that he at least is delivering mail instead of being on welfare or back in prison. I have made peace with the mail carrier. Separately, this discussion really got me thinking about why I should not purchase eBay any longer. With eBay, once the package leaves the sellers' possession, delivery risks pass onto the buyer. The seller has completed his end of the bargain and is not required to guarantee delivery. The transaction facilitator, eBay, is not about to bear any responsibility for failed delivery. When I go to the post office, they claim the item has been delivered to my house-even if it was delivered elsewhere and I stir up problems with the mail carrier. Plus I have to spend an inordinate amount of time dealing with the post office. If you want to file a complaint, after a 45 minute wait you find that the the person you have to talk to isn't there and you have to come back later. Sellers like ivrr325 get upset when a purchaser contacts eBay or the seller (to whom eBay directs the buyer to), but the buyer at this point is really frustrated as well and has run out of options. He spent money but never received the merchandise. ivrr325 has discussed the frustrations of selling through eBay, but there are as many frustrations buying through eBay and that may also contribute to the lack of bids compared to days gone by. When I have problems with Amazon, they always seem to resolve the matter to my satisfaction, so it appears that eBay has numerous systemic issues that discourage me from purchasing from them. |
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Post by loco8107 on Nov 4, 2021 21:34:19 GMT -8
Sounds like time to complain to the local postmaster. Carriers usually sort for address before they start the route. Most of the letters are sorted at the plant into trays in the order of delivery by machines and all the carrier does is load those trays in the truck before hitting the streets. Most of what’s sorted at the office is magazines/catalogs/large envelopes and a handful of letters including letters too small for the machines at the plant. No reason one should be getting other peoples mail like that. |
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Maybe I should order something cheap to test them...naa...still too much time until payday, with gas currently at $3.40+ all the extras are on embargo... 
